Tak dnes je presne mesiac co som sa ocitla v Buenos Aires.. Vsetko to ubehlo neskutocne rychlo..
Len si spominam ako pred odchodom bolo vsetko "naposledy".. Naposledy som si kupila cappucino v Coffee Heaven, naposledy som cestovala prazskym metrom, naposledy som videla svojich priatelov, naposledy platila slovenskymi korunami.. a pod..
Ked som prisla do BA spustila sa sprcha "prvykrat". Prvykrat cesta metrom, prve nedorozumenie kvoli spanielcine, prve nedorozumenie kvoli kulturnym zvykom, prvy nakup v supermarkete, prve "stratenie sa" prvy plac..To bola ta smutnejsia cast tych "poprve" potom uz prisli tie pozitivne "prve dorozumenie sa", prve najdenie cesty domov, prva riadne dobre cappucino, prve "riadne tesenia sa" :)...
Ten mesiac urobil strasne moc, poznam viac mesto, mam tu omnoho viac priatelov, viem viac spanielciny.. Uvedomila som si to ked som vcera cestovala Prvy krat SAMA domov busom.. predtym som sa nejak neodvazila ale na druhej strane ani nemala prilezitost.. Teraz som uz vedela, co povedat v buse, kde vystupit, co robit, ak bus zase raz zmeni trasu äco je tu vcelku mozne kvoli strajkom ja sa ocitnem niekde inde..
A ked som prisla domov, do nasho cisteho bytu (upratovalis me celu sobotu!! konecne!!), ulozila si veci na svoju postel, urobila si vceru a lahla si pred televizor, po prvy krat som citila "ako doma" :)..
Zacala som tak rozmyslat, co su veci na ktore som si uz zvykla ale ked som to videla prvykrat ma strasne zarazili..
Neskutocne mnozstvo bezdomovcov.. su vsade, a vecer ked ideme domov maju ustlane vsade len tak na chodnikoch, pred obchodmi, vo vsetkych moznych vyklenkoch je nejaky bezdomovec.
Je tu je i vela DETI!! ktore sa tulaju po uliciach a zobru..Bud len tak sedia s krabickami pod nohami, alebo behaju po metre a ziadaju o peniaze.. Minule jedno dievcatko(mohlo mat tak 7) nastupilo do metra predstavilo sa, porozpravao svoj pribeh, zaspievalo a potom si obchodilo ludi, avyzbieralo peniaze.. stale niekto chodi s niecim po metre- dospelaci predavaju papierove vreckovky, nite a ihly, sponky a podobne drobne veci, a zbieraju pesa.. Chudoby je tu hodne.. Mozme byt radi kde sme a kde zijeme. Naozaj.
Zastavky
Rozpis busov?? haha. ziadny neexistuje(!).. proste prides a cakas.. Zastavky su oznacene tak ze si ich clovek ani poriadne nevsimne, a nejaky web kde by som si zistila spojenia tiez poriadne neviem.. Zastavky ani nemaju meno, ludia sa pytaju vzdy na ulicu alebo popisuju budovy.. ked cestujeme busom a nevieme kde mame vystupit musime riadne pozorovat na ktorej ulici sme a ake je to cislo.. Minule sme cestovali same baby z jedneho kulturneho vecera a akosi sme mali vystupit pri kongrese len sme spanikarili a vystupili inde lebo sa nam zdalo ze cestujeme uz nejako dlho a nevedeli sme sa spytat,.. tak sme slapali domov 3/4 hodinu..
Metro
Tu ma hrozne prekvapilo ze zastavka na jednej linke sa vola Lima ale ked sa na tom istom mieste prestupuje z druhej linky cestou spat uz tam ziadna LIMA neni!! a vola sa inak.. takze ked si to clovek nevsimne, strati sa vcelku lahko. :) take je to vtipne :D..
Pozdravy, podakovania, zaujem o druhych
u sa vzdy vsade kazdy pozdravi, za vsetko vsetucko sa dakuje, a vzdy sa pozdravi ked sa odchadza.. Neviem ci som dakovala niekedy v Tescu pokladnicke a priala pekny vecer.. tu je to bezne a nejako si neviem zvyknut vsade zdravit a dakovat za uplne uplne vsetko..
Co ma tiez prekavpilo bolo v prvych dnoch ked sme stali pred tabulami s metrom a nevedeli kam mame ist, ludia sa hned pristavili a pytali sa ci nepotrebujeme pomoct. To ma prekvapilo hrozne. Neviem ci je to bezne, ale v CR ani na Slovensku sa mi to nestalo za par rokov, tu hned prvy tyzden..
Co sa tyka pozdravov- jedna pusa sa dava kazdemu- i ked prideme na meeting so zastupcami firiem, so vsetkymi si podame ruku, pusu na lice, a predstavime sa vzdy len prvym menom (stale si neviem na to zvyknut- bozkavat cudzieho cloveka aaaaaa.. ale je to tu slusne, no..)
Blondiny...ach jo
Tak toto asi nikdy nepochopim.. tu je blondina je ako bohyna krasy (je jedno ako vyzera zvysok, staci ze jej vlasy su bledse tmavohnede).. ja jak mam tmave vlasy vobec nemam tolko pozorosti ako Marina ktora je blondata a kazdy na nu vyslovene cumi.. (co mne ale vobec nevadi, predsa len keby na mna niekto vkuse zazeral, nie je to dvakrat prijemne).. Ale to, ze sa ma decka z pobociek pytaju, ci som ja ta blondata a ked poviem ze nie, tak so mnou nekomunikuju, ma vytaca..!!
Tolko pre dnesok, ale vseobecne- mam sa tu dobre, uz pomaly viem co konkretne tu budem robit (hladala som sa asi mesiac!!), zacinam mat lepsi obrazok o tom, co bude fungovat a co nie, a tesim sa na nasu prvu konferenciu ked stretnem decka z ostatnych pobociek..
English version :)
Today is exactly one month I m in BA. Everything went sooo fast!!
I just remember how before my leaving there were " The Lasts".. Last cappucino in Coffee Heaven, last travel by Prague metro, last paying with Slovak money, last night in my MC flat, in my house, last visiting my friends..
When coming to BA, the shower of "The Firsts" came.. First travel by this metro, first journey to the office, first shopping in supermarket, first misunderstanding because of Spanish, first misunderstanding because of cultural habits, first getting lost, first crying..But then to these more or less “un happy firsts” came more pleasant ones, like” first understanding spanish cashier I the shop, first asking for the direction in Spanish, first “finding the way”, first real enjoying the time here..:)
This month was very very meaningful for me.. Now I know the city much more, I have much more friends, I speak more Spanish..I m starting to be a bit more independent and not THAAAt lost J..
I realized this when I traveled yesterday for my First Time ALONE by bus from office home. I knew what to say, where to get off, what to do if the bus changes the direction (as it can happen here cause of strikes..;)
…And when I came to our clean apartment, came in my room, put my stuff on my bed took, made a dinner and lied myself ona bed, I felt for my First time as “at home :).”.
A just started to think what are the things I was very surprised about and now I took them quite normally..So e.g.
Too many homeless..
I thought In Prague there are many of them, but here..they are everywhere!! When we are going home in the evening they are lying in front of the houses and shops.. Also children!! This is very very sad.. I have never seen so many children homesless as here. During the day they are either just sitting ad begging for money or doing some performances in metro or on the streets. Last week one girl stepped into the metro, introduced herself and started to sing, then she took money from some people and moved to another train.. I was very bad after this..:S
Bus Stops
there is NO SCHEDULE!!!!! This was a huuuge shock for me.. you just come to the stop and wait.. if you are lucky bus comes, if not u have to take a taxi..Even bus stops do not have names, so we somehow are just guessing where to get off, and have to really take care and watch the street names and numbers.
Metro
Well.. what is interesting here is that one stop on one line is called wit one name but on the other line on the same place with different name.. so if you are changing lines on one place from one direction is called e.g. Lima,but when u are coming back the same way, there is No LIMA!! So if you did not realized the change you can get easily lost..so quite confusing..:D
Greetings, thanks and interest in others
What is not usual for me, here everybody everywhere everytime greets, thanks, wishes a beautiful day.. everywhere.. I do not remember when I was in Czech Republic or Slovakia thanking a cashier for the shopping and wishing a beautiful day.. here it is normal, and sometimes I just forget and I then I feel stupid and impolite. :(
People are caring what is happening and helping a lot. This is not just inside the team, but for example- we were lost in metro, staring at the map and ppl saw we have problems, so they were asking and helping. Maybe it is not a habit, it happened just 2times to me here, but in my whole time in Czech Republic it did not happen. I had always ask somebody then they helped. So I was very pleased.. J
To the greetings- what I still cannot get used to is the kissing on cheek but with EVERYBODY, even in the companies. On the meetings you give and receive a kiss.. It s still very weird to be with foreign people soo close from the first moment, but it s polite.. so..I have to survive..
So this is it for this time.. anyway, I already started to work, finishing my plan, got much clearer picture what is possible here and what to do, so I m starting to look forward to meet people at our first conference and work with them.
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